60NYT > Infant Mortalitytopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/infant_mortality/index.html?rss=1News about Infant Mortality, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 14:53:15 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.com‘Superbugs’ Kill India’s Babies and Pose an Overseas Threathttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/world/asia/superbugs-kill-indias-babies-and-pose-an-overseas-threat.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/world/asia/superbugs-kill-indias-babies-and-pose-an-overseas-threat.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/12/04/world/JP-NEWBORNS/JP-NEWBORNS-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Researchers say a significant share of the bacteria in India &#8212; in its water, sewage, animals, soil and even its mothers &#8212; are resistant to nearly all antibiotics.By GARDINER HARRISThu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/world/asia/superbugs-kill-indias-babies-and-pose-an-overseas-threat.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssStudy Details the Risk to Infants Put on Sofas to Sleephttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/us/study-details-the-risk-to-infants-put-on-sofas-to-sleep.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMany sudden infant deaths, about one in eight, occur among infants who have been placed on sofas, researchers said on Monday.By CATHERINE SAINT LOUISMon, 13 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/us/study-details-the-risk-to-infants-put-on-sofas-to-sleep.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDespite Declines, Child Mortality and Hunger Persist in Developing Nations, U.N. Reportshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/health/child-mortality-falling-un-says-but-not-fast-enough.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssReports by United Nations agencies showed that a goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds is years behind.By RICK GLADSTONE and SOMINI SENGUPTAWed, 17 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/health/child-mortality-falling-un-says-but-not-fast-enough.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLancet Study Calls for Action to Prevent Millions of Newborn Deathshttp://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/lancet-study-calls-for-action-to-prevent-millions-of-newborn-deaths/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/lancet-study-calls-for-action-to-prevent-millions-of-newborn-deaths/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/05/20/world/asia/20-women-IndiaInk/20-women-IndiaInk-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>India has the highest number of newborn deaths in the world — nearly 780,000 babies under 28 days old die every year, with many deaths happening within 24 hours of birth, according to a series on newborn survival in The Lancet that was published...By MALAVIKA VYAWAHARETue, 20 May 2014 11:40:27 -0400http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/lancet-study-calls-for-action-to-prevent-millions-of-newborn-deaths/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFederal Funding for Maternal and Infant Visits Extended — Brieflyhttp://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/federal-funding-for-maternal-and-infant-visits-extended-briefly/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/federal-funding-for-maternal-and-infant-visits-extended-briefly/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/12/16/nyregion/16NURSE1_SPAN/16NURSE1_SPAN-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs enjoy bipartisan support. Locally run programs successfully reduce infant mortality and increase longer term family success. So Congress has extended the funding for the federal-state...By KJ DELL'ANTONIATue, 01 Apr 2014 13:35:38 -0400http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/federal-funding-for-maternal-and-infant-visits-extended-briefly/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRural Health Care Blamed for Infant Deaths in Kolkatahttp://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/rural-health-care-blamed-for-infant-deaths-in-kolkata/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/rural-health-care-blamed-for-infant-deaths-in-kolkata/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/03/31/world/asia/31-kolkata-IndiaInk/31-kolkata-IndiaInk-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital officials say that because rural health centers are not equipped to handle critical cases, sick babies are often near death by the time they arrive at the hospital.By MICHAEL EDISON HAYDENTue, 01 Apr 2014 02:41:55 -0400http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/rural-health-care-blamed-for-infant-deaths-in-kolkata/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo Be Poor and Sick in India http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/to-be-poor-and-sick-in-india/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/to-be-poor-and-sick-in-india/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/03/28/world/asia/28-hospital-2-IndiaInk/28-hospital-2-IndiaInk-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A new series for India Ink will look at the health care that lower-income patients receive around the country that is not only problematic but also outright lethal at times.By MICHAEL EDISON HAYDENMon, 31 Mar 2014 02:00:49 -0400http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/to-be-poor-and-sick-in-india/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssChina Investigates Vaccine Maker After Deaths of Infantshttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/26/world/asia/china-investigates-vaccine-maker-after-infant-deaths.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe government has suspended the use of millions of doses of a hepatitis B vaccine and inspectors have been sent to examine the drug maker’s facilities.By DAVID BARBOZAThu, 26 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/26/world/asia/china-investigates-vaccine-maker-after-infant-deaths.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNew Front in the Fight With Infant Mortalityhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/business/health-law-is-a-new-front-in-the-fight-against-infant-mortality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/business/health-law-is-a-new-front-in-the-fight-against-infant-mortality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/02/29/business/eduardo-porter/eduardo-porter-thumbStandard-v6.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Affordable Care Act’s benefits for pregnant women have the potential to lower infant mortality rates and change what Americans expect from their government.By EDUARDO PORTERWed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/business/health-law-is-a-new-front-in-the-fight-against-infant-mortality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Way of Life Is Ending. Thank Goodness.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-way-of-life-is-ending-thank-goodness.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-way-of-life-is-ending-thank-goodness.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/09/29/sunday-review/29KRISTOF/29KRISTOF-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Here’s some good news for a change: extreme poverty and disease are on their way out.By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFSun, 29 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-way-of-life-is-ending-thank-goodness.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss